First of all, a heartfelt thank you to those of you who have been voting in the Awards. The scale of voting has been unprecedented – up to 400 votes per second, which is incredible!
We’ve been overwhelmed by the response, and unfortunately the site has too. This was totally unexpected but just goes to show how much the finalists are loved by their fans.
We’re so sorry that some of you have been experiencing difficulty voting. As a precaution we’ve closed the voting for now to make sure the site runs super-smoothly for you when it reopens.
We’ll update you regularly on social media and via the blog and give all businesses prior notice before the Awards restart.

The voting will continue from its current percentages when the site goes live again.

An enormous THANK YOU for your enthusiasm and patience. The Muddy Awards are totally FREE for businesses from start to finish and we run them as a positive, affirming celebration of brilliant indies. Bear with us, we’ll have the site working, readers voting and 27 worthy winners before you know it!

Thank you so much to everyone who voted in the first round of the Awards – the response has been phenomenal, with literally thousands voting for the most unique, exciting, brilliant businesses in the area.

There are now 5 Finalists in each of the 27 categories. Please take a minute or two to vote in as many different categories as you can – winning a Muddy Award can make all the difference to a plucky local business.